Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

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From what he knew, she hadn't been part of the Harrison family for years. Where she went, nobody knew. Now, all of a sudden, Naylor brought her up.

Gilbert's Adam's apple bobbed violently as he asked, "Why are you bringing this up? What do you mean?"

Naylor raised an eyebrow, "What I mean is, if you want to see her, I can make it happen right now."

Gilbert stiffened, blurting out incredulously, "You're talking nonsense! She left Sunhaven years ago! Do you think I haven't looked for her?"

"You do care about your mother," Naylor nodded with a smile. "She was indeed gone from Sunhaven because her health worsened, and Sunhaven wasn't suitable for her recovery. But now that you're back, I thought seeing her son might do her some good, don't you think?"

Each word hit Gilbert hard. His heart pounded, torn between doubt and hope, his voice slowing, "Where is she?"

"Upstairs," Naylor stopped being cryptic and pointed towards the staircase, "Do you want to see her?"

Hearing this, Gilbert looked up sharply. His mother was upstairs?!

After so many years, his only memories of her were from a distance in his childhood... He thought he might never see her again in this lifetime!

A surge of emotion welled up in his eyes, his blood racing and clamoring as he abruptly clenched his fists. Naylor watched him, encouraging, "Go on... see her."

Before Naylor could finish, Gilbert had already started up the stairs, with Naylor following with a slight smile.

But before they could reach upstairs, a shrill scream echoed as a flurry of people rushed out.

"Mrs. Katy! Please, don't run!"

"Mrs. Katy! Be careful not to fall!"

The woman at the forefront, wearing a silk dress with her hair messily spread out, seemed terrified, running heedlessly forward, about to fall.

"Watch out!"

Gilbert instinctively raised his hands,

catching her as she fell. The woman steadied in his arms, and Gilbert looked questioningly at Naylor, clearly asking if this was his mother.

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Naylor closed his eyes briefly, then nodded. "Yes."

Gilbert's heart and breath stalled for a moment as he looked down at the woman in his arms, moving her disheveled hair aside. His lips parted to speak, but it was as if his throat was glued shut, leaving him speechless.

"Ah ah ah..." the woman, now even more terrified by him, struggled and trembled violently, "Let... let go of me!"

"What's wrong?" Gilbert's eyes were bloodshot, his throat tight with emotion. "Are you scared? Don't be... I won't hurt you, I..."

"No... ah..." It seemed she couldn't hear him, struggling to break free and running downstairs.

"Quick, catch Mrs. Katy!"

"Right away!"

In an instant, all the servants were chasing after the woman. Running aimlessly like a headless fly, she suddenly crashed straight into Sherilyn!

"Mrs. Katy!"

"...Sherilyn!"

Sherilyn, who had been dumbstruck, hadn't recovered yet and caught the woman in a daze, feeling a pang of empathy, "Are... are you okay?" This woman, was she Gilbert's biological mother?

The woman, caught by someone, instinctively struggled again. But upon seeing Sherilyn, she calmed down. Even smiling, "It's you, it's you!" Huh? Sherilyn was surprised, and upon seeing the woman's face clearly, she vaguely remembered something.

"You... you are... it's you."

She was the woman she had bumped into at the hospital a few days ago! Just like now, she had run straight into her!